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Sabiha ALAM

Bangladesh Court Issues Arrest Warrant For Ex-leader Hasina

Bangladeshi prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam said an arrest warrant had been issued for exiled ex-leader Sheikh Hasina (Credit: AFP)

A Bangladeshi court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for exiled ex-leader Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India in August after she was toppled from power by a student-led revolution.

Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam called it a "remarkable day", while a relative of one of the hundreds who died in the uprising against her autocratic rule said they were "looking forward" to the trial.

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